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Health

Second wave of COVID-19 infections coming, health minister says

Daily Tracker Nov 1, 2020

‎Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Saturday said the the failure of Nigerians to adhere to COVID-19 protocols will result in a second wave of coronavirus infections in the country. The minister spoke during the virtual…

Crime Watch

Trump hails US soldiers for rescue operation in Nigeria

Daily Tracker Nov 1, 2020

‎United States President, Donald Trump, has hailed the country’s Special Operations soldiers who rescued 27-year-old American, Philip Watson, in northern Nigeria. ‎ Trump saluted the soldiers in a post on Twitter. “Last…

Foreign

Main opposition parties seek fresh poll in Tanzania, order mass protest by Monday

Daily Tracker Oct 31, 2020

Tanzania's two main opposition parties have demanded fresh elections, after denouncing Wednesday's presidential vote as fraudulent. The Chadema and ACT-Wazalendo parties, in a joint news conference, also called for mass…

Foreign

Amid opposition boycott, voters go to polls in Ivory Coast’s controversial election

Daily Tracker Oct 31, 2020

Despite a major boycott by key opposition candidates, votes have been cast in Ivory Coast's controversial presidential election. No fewer than 14 people have been killed since riots broke out in August after President Alassane…

Health

Fayemi lifts curfew in Ekiti

Daily Tracker Oct 31, 2020

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State on Saturday lifted the curfew imposed on the state as well as all restrictions imposed on worship centers. Fayemi had imposed the curfew in the wake of the unrest that trailed the #EndSARS…

Health

UK imposes fresh four-week national lockdown over COVID-19 spike

Daily Tracker Oct 31, 2020

Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced a new four-week coronavirus lockdown across England, a dramatic shift in strategy following warnings hospitals would become overwhelmed within weeks under his current system of…

News

Just In: Tragedy as Trailer kills eight person in Ondo market

Daily Tracker Oct 31, 2020

A major tragedy occurred in Ondo State on Saturday as a trailer reportedly rammed into a market in Akungba in Akoko South West area of the state killing at least eight persons. Several others equally sustained varying degrees…

News

Two NSCDC personnel die in Ondo auto crash

Daily Tracker Oct 31, 2020

At least two personnel of the Ondo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) lost their lives in an auto crash along the Ondo-Ore highway in Ondo State. The operatives were reportedly returning from…

News

Just in: Gov Sanwo-Olu lifts Lagos curfew ‘with immediate effect’

Daily Tracker Oct 31, 2020

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has announced the lifting of the curfew imposed on the state in the wake of the massive destruction of private and public properties by hoodlums who hijacked the #EndSARS protests in the…

Crime Watch

Suspected Jihadists kill 21 in DR Congo

Daily Tracker Oct 31, 2020

At least 21 people have been killed in a massacre suspected to have been committed by militants from the Islamist ADF group in conflict-wracked northeast DR Congo, a local official said Saturday. The ADF fighters first attacked…

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